The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-02-25
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
N COUNCIL
BIsMARcK. Special Telegram, Feb u

BISMARCK, specia, Telegram. Feb H.
The following bills were Introduced:
BY Mead, defining the duties OF registers o,
dec6s, and repeating chapter ]. Laws OF 1881,
relating to making abstracts OF land titles. BY
Campbell amending political code relative to
personal property taxes, making them deiin-
after penalty Of 10 per cent shall attach, BY
Campbell repeating the section OF the political
code which suthlrizes county treasurers to
charge 10. of 81 for each tax receipt cent by
him to any person residing outside the terri
tory By Campbell, requiring county treas
To S to
election for changing county seat on petition
Of two thirds of tho voters Of q county.
Council. bills passed:
Providing a bounty for wolves and other wild
animals. Declaring and protecting the legal and
personal Identity of married women. memor
iSi asking congress to provide for q commission
to select indemnity school land.
The bill providing that actions by and
against insurance companies shall bo tried
IN the county in which resides the peIson
suing or sued was defeated by tie vote;
also the bill exempting building and loan
associations from taxation
IN TIE HOUSE
The following bills were introduced: II
By Patton of Lawrence. to amend
Of 1881. establishing boards Of education By
White, to create a territorial department of agri-
culture By Ward, granting suffrage to women
on questions Of education and liquor traffic.
Elliott's bill enlarging powers of the rail
road commission was reported by the rail-
road committee, and made q special order
for Monday afternoon.
Council Bills Passed-Providlng for the re-
placing Of bonds lost or destroyed providing
that per cent of the premiums Of Insurance
companies shall be paid to fire derartmen,s
| pasturaKe on railroad lines; joint resolution
pneumonia bill.
| The bill providing for the collection and
| rOmDilatiOn of stRttStics Wns lOst
THE COUNCIL
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb 14-In
| the council the bill fixing the time for terms
of court in the Sixth judicial district was
| passed under suspension of the rules. Mr.
Hughes moved to suspend the rules for i'm
mediate consideration on third reading of the
| house bill legalizi;ig action of Sioux Falls
in making contract with the Burlington &
| Northern railroad and providing for the issue
| and sale of bonds Hereunder. The motion
| prevailed and the bill was tnen read and
passed The judiciary committee was in
| structed to report the house till to remove
| the United States district court from Yank-
| ton to Mitchell. Bills were introduced US fol-
| lows:
BY Cain. joint resolution fsvoring the diyis.
| ion Of the territory and admission of each half
4 into the U Mon. By Grigsbv (by request), to
amend section of chapter 33, of Laws of 1881:
Es BY Grlssby to amend section 49, Code Of
I
Laws of 1879. relating to appeals to su-
p5eme sa11s By Sheldon Day to
Civil Procedure BY McCumbcr, to amend sec
tion .407. article 3. chapter 3, of Civil Code BY
Lawler,, to provide funds for construction and
school at plankington. By Lawler, to change
| county seats that are located away from rail-
ways to towns on railroads by majority OF vote.
In the house the vote BY which the bill
| providing for the collection and compilation
! of statistics was defeated Saturday was re-
| considered and the bill referred to the COM
| mittee on territorial affairs The following
| bills were introduced:
| By Harkins, to provide funds for the purchase
| of an experimental farm and for the construction
| college at Brookings; by SpraEue, amending tht
| act Incorporating the city Of Mayviile; by
10 aenh M she 9t y,
torneys' fees in cases of foreclosure of chatte
| mortgages.
The council bill relating to personal iden-
tity of women was read and passed undel
suspension of the rules. The council bill
relating to township organization passed
ayes 40; nays none. The house bill pro
hibiting stations running Mt large was in
definitely postponed. The house bill provid
ing for the assessment and taxation oi
telegraph companies passed, ayes. 3S; nays
4. House bill to permit county commission
ers to compromise delinquent taxes in GER
tain cases passed Aikens, by unantmou.
consent introduced bill to prevent the
spread OF contagious diseases among do
mestic animals The bill providing for tht
repeal of the act establishing the office o.
commissioner of immigration was recon-
mitted to the committee on territorla
affairs The house bill providing for The
payment of jury fees in civil actions passed
The house in committee OF the whole tool
up the house bill to prevent the spread o
noxious weeds, and after long debate re
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affairs The house bill to facilitate making
proof in actions brought to recover none,
game up as unfinished business and furthe
consideration was indefinitely postponed
The following communication signed b,
Attorney General Engle was read.
In response to your resolution of the It'll
inst, beg leave to submit the following rep
First-Under the existing laws of this territor,
u percentnm of gross earnings OF each railroad
is made payable to the territorial treasurer il
lieu of all other taxation, and therefore all rail
ways paving this percentum are not subject t.
any other taxation. Second-The act OF con
gress passed July 2, 1864. granting lands to ait
in the construction of a railroad line from LAX
Superior to the Pacific coast by a northern route
Northern Pacific railroad 400 feet wide, with it
track. necessary grounds for station buildings
work chops. dcpots, machine shops turn table
and water stations, Third-As to othar rail
roads operated within this territory, am no
aware of any law exempttng their right of way
that is. their track and fixtures, from taxation
except as before stated as to payment on eros
earnings. Fourth-Roling stock aud like per
sonai property. If liable at all. would be taNabl
at the principal office of each company.
This decision is the same as made by At
torney General Hughes two years ago.
COUNCIL
BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. 15.-I
the council the Weiser bill, authorizing tn
railroad commissioners to provide sites 70
warehouses on railway rights of way, wa
: | Il LOFT off Ieh
ing for the inspection of Illuminating oil
! was passed; ayes 13, nays o. The hons
bill repeating the usury law passed; ayes lC
, nays z. A message from the governor veto
ing the divorce bill was received and a mo
ton to pass the bill, tho objections of th
governor Notwithstanding, was lost; ayes 3
nays II,
IN THE HOUSE
, After u long debate In committee of tn
whole Elliot's bill enlarging powers OF raj
road commissioners was ordered reporte
with amendments, with the recommendation
that it pass
Bills Introduced-By Gilbert, to amend Gel
} tain sections Of part ., chapter l3, OF Code
i Civil Procedure treduces the 81 800 excmptio
to $500. BY Stewart Of Fall River. reculatin
on property Of railroad companies in Dakot,
By Jones, to prohibit traffic In hogs infecte
agents and attorneys from negotiating loan
beyond legal rate OF interest By Harkins, t
2. provide against contracts for attorney
] fee in notes, mortgages. pp other cor
tracts BY eoek, .by request. a
act requiring the board of county commission
ers Of each county III the territory to purchas
civil and criminal dockets for the use of justice
Of the peaee, as printad aud sepyrighted BY u,
!; Argus RTinting company OF Fargo. by Bur;
3 ham, declaring dogs TO be personal pF0leltY an
. the forfeiture Of principal and interesl In q
: cascs OF uspfy.
Council Bills passed-Relaiisfsr TO filing of pa
Pers In proceedings fol- civil action: join. resc
. | laws
I =! Honse Bills Passed. pefnipg the boundaries
M;rd aud other counties, relating to the CON
pensatinn for returning fugitivcs from justice
q The seed grain bill of Williams OF Bur!eig
n went over to general orders for amendmcn
. The house bill providing that each organize
r county shall have not less than five commits
j sioners, was indefinitely postponed Ad
!. journed+
[ COUNCIL.
. BISMARCK, Special Telegram, Feb. 16.-
i The council occupied the entire DAY in til
9 confederation Of Hughes revenue bill. I'll
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